Posted by Brian Barstead
We are thrilled to announce that tickets for the highly-anticipated annual Rotary Family Day at the Ballpark XXII are now on sale! This exciting event will take place on August 9 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, where the Cubs will face off against the Cardinals. Not only will you enjoy an unforgettable evening of baseball and camaraderie, but also the profits from ticket sales support our District 6460 Rotary Club Literacy Grants. By attending this event, you'll be contributing to a meaningful cause that benefits our local communities. Nearly every club in District 6460 has received a literacy grant over the years, and, our only requirement is that your club or its members has to sell at least one ticket or make a donation directly to our District Literacy Fund to apply for a literacy grant. We think that is beneficial to all concerned. 

To purchase tickets, please visit our baseball game article on our website at rd6460.org. You can either click the link to purchase online or the link to download and print a PDF or Word ticket order form to mail in a check. For your convenience, I also attached the pdf order form to this email. You can easily sell tickets by copying and sending a link to our website to your friends and associates in an email and they can buy tickets themselves. We use paper tickets, and I will personally send them via First Class Mail.

We have Left Field Loge Reserved Tickets (Sections 269-271) available for this game. Tickets are limited and sell fast. DO NOT PROCRASTINATE! Tickets are $60 per seat -- currently very competitive to similar seats available on MLB ticket websites. We can also accommodate people with disabilities, and we have a supply of ADA-compliant tickets (Busch Stadium has elevators and handicapped accessible seats near the sections where our group will be seated). 

I would appreciate it if each club president would send me the name of a Rotarian in your group who will be your Team captain and will help me promote the ticket sales. I'm happy to come to your club and speak about the game promotion at one of your meetings. I will also send periodic updates of our ticket sale progress. 

We encourage you to join us for a fun-filled evening in St. Louis. Your participation will help us sell out the event and have a significant impact through our literacy grants. Over $580,000 has been raised since PDG Rod Buffington started and supported this project since 2004. Thank you Rod all for your continued support! We look forward to seeing you at the ballpark!

If you don't want to sell tickets, but you still want to support the District Literacy Fund by making a monetary donation to our Rotary District 6460 Foundation, or if you have any questions and need some help - Contact me at bribaraxp@yahoo.com or phone 217-652-4371!

PS This year, I will personally donate $100 to the club that sells the most tickets and $100 to the club that sells the most tickets per capita.  If we sell out and the Cubs win this year, I will also buy and wear a Cub cap next year. (I hope that my late mother forgives me). Now, TURN UP THE VOLUME ON YOUR PHONE/TABLET OR COMPUTER AND enjoy some music --Harry Sing along

Brian Barstead
District 6460 Literacy Committee Chair
Past District Governor (2018-19)
Assistant Area Rotary International Foundation Coordinator -Zone 31 (2024-2027)
member Rotary Club of Springfield Sunrise since 1990